The Moderates do not want to ban flavourings in e-liquids. "Conservative regulation that slows down the development of less harmful products" says Johan Hultberg (M).
"If we weigh the risk of young people taking up vejpa against those who want to quit smoking with the help of flavoured e-cigarettes, the young people weigh considerably more," Lena Emilsson (s) told Vejpkollen.
The government wants to reduce the use of alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and snus. This is clear after the government submitted its proposal for a new ANDT strategy.
WHO criticised for tougher guidelines on nicotine products "Smokers should have the right to choose less harmful alternatives to cigarettes" says INNCO.
Flavours in e-liquids are important and without them, ex-smokers will fall back to regular cigarettes." So says Thomas Dallmann, a Swedish e-juice manufacturer.
The Danish health authority is accused of hiding information about e-cigarettes ahead of its decision to ban flavours in e-juice. Now criticism is growing from both politicians and companies.
Tobacco flavours - or no taste at all. This could be the future of e-juices and e-cigarettes in Sweden if the parliament were to make a decision today, according to Vejpkollen's review.
"Doctors and politicians are ignorant and unwilling to embrace research on e-cigarettes," writes e-juice manufacturer Thomas Dallmann on Vejpkollen Opinion.